LLLP Insights - September 2026 - MTA Andragógiai Albizottság

September 2026

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Join EFIL’s free online course “Intercultural Classrooms: Assessing Learning Mobility” EFIL is organising a free online course this autumn titled Intercultural Classrooms: Assessing Learning Mobility, designed specifically to help secondary school teachers measure intercultural growth and support mobile students. The course is open for teachers from 10 countries (Belgium, Spain, France, Greece, Iceland, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Slovakia). Complete the course at your own pace to earn a certificate and enhance your professional toolkit.

▸ Save the date for LLLWeek 2026 – Registrations soon! LLLP’s priorities will be addressed under the Annual Theme, “Reimagining validation and recognition: give value to all learners, learning and competences”. Stay tuned for more info! ▸ When learning becomes a task to tick off – the PISA 2025 results The latest results raise serious concerns about learners’ foundational competences, showing a steep and further decline in reading, mathematics and science performance.

▸ STRIDE Interactive Map of educational inequalities & policy reforms across Europe This map showcases 138 educational inequality indicators and 431 educational reforms. Join the discussion on inclusion policies and evidence-based policymaking on 1 December. ▸ ImpactBOX – Discover the Inclusion and Diversity Charter The Charter supports education and training organisations in strengthening their commitment to inclusion, diversity, participation and accessibility. Read the charter here.

▸ EURASHE – Applied Science in Europe: Structure, Roles, Perspectives This half-day conference on 30 October seeks to explore the diverse structures that support applied sciences across Europe. Register free of charge by 30 September. ▸ EURASHE – The state of play of student-centred and lifelong learning, 4 November This seminar will meet various higher education stakeholders that will discuss how student-centred and lifelong learning are being implemented across the EHEA. Register now. ▸ ATEE – Call for Papers: Special Issue, European Journal of Teacher Education We invite contributions for the “Special Issue” that examines how pedagogical integration is conceptualised, developed, and sustained within teacher education. Submit your paper. ▸ ATEE, EFIL – Joint Position Paper on Teacher Mobility Read the recommendations on how teacher education systems can better unite international openness and mobility, and competence throughout the teaching career. ▸ ATEE – eTwinning Conference | Online Workshop 2 October, 3 PM This hands-on workshop offers teachers a space to address the challenge of assessment when traditional ways are no longer sufficient due to AI. Check out this link for more info. ▸ EfVET, EAEA and EARLALL – Are care sectors ready for the future? | 14 October Join them during the #EURegionsWeek 2026 for an essential workshop: „Rethinking Care Careers: Gender, Skills and Well-being for Stronger Regions”. Register now. ▸ EAEA – Cuts cost more! New campaign calls for investment in learning EAEA’s Cuts Cost More campaign highlights that the cost of underinvesting in learning is far greater than the cost of supporting it. Recovering starts with adequate investment. ▸ EucA – Join ECSAS 2026 in Seville! Last weeks to register for the gathering in Seville on 11–13 November for the 8th edition of ECSAS 2026! Late Fee Deadline: From 25 September until 11 November 2026! ▸ EucA – Discover Climate Ambassadors&Bring Climate Resilience to your Institution Turn university students into first-line responders against climate emergencies through immersive academic courses and XR simulations. Discover how on their webpage! ▸ EucA – Public Health Study Visit in Geneva | 25-27 November This Study Visit brings medicine, health, and international development students to Geneva for an immersive introduction to the international healthcare sector. Register by 10 October! ▸ EUNET – Conference 2026: Community Resilience and the European Civil Society EUNET invites you to this year’s annual conference, taking place from 12 to 15 November 2026 on the historic island of Rhodes, Greece. Registrations are still open. ▸ DLearn – Building a greener and more inclusive future for deaf entrepreneurs
GreenEntre4Deaf is developing innovative and inclusive educational resources that empower Deaf learners to become the next generation of green entrepreneurs. Read more. ▸ All Digital, Ficemea, Solidar+ – Learning hub for inclusive education and training Are you already working on inclusion, diversity, digital inclusion or just transition? We would love to hear from you. Share your good practices, tools or experiences. ▸ ATEE – Join the RDC: Enabling Teachers for Entrepreneurship Education! The Research and Development Community (RDC) invites researchers, teacher educators, and practitioners to join our international network. Learn more about it. ▸ EfVET – Active Projects 2023-2026 is here! EfVET shares its latest publication, showcasing the scope and impact of EfVET’s project portfolio across the Vocational Education and Training landscape. Check it out here. ▸ ESU – Launch of the book: Why EDI Matters? Launched at the Coimbra Group Conference, ESU had the opportunity to write a chapter in this book on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the student movement. Read the file. ▸ EVTA – Community MeetUp: Pitch your EU Project Idea + BestAI Event Join EVTA in Brussels or online on 8 October for a morning dedicated to new project ideas, European cooperation and the future of EU funding. Register now! ▸ Volonteurope – The answer to the mental health crisis among young people CyberHealthY held its first in-person consortium meeting in Brussels and officially launched a pan-European response to the digital mental health crisis. Read more about it here. ▸ YFU – Symposium on Intercultural Exchange and Democratic Engagement | 26/10 This half-day event brings together research and policy perspectives to examine how intercultural exchange can contribute to the democratic infrastructure of resilient societies. ▸ ESN – The new platform for international traineeships and jobs is online! The website ErasmusIntern.org has evolved into ErasmusCareers.org, a new platform designed to support students and organisations throughout traineeships. Learn more! ▸ SOLIDAR – EMPASY Final Conference, 14 October Join SOLIDAR for a conversation on how emotional literacy and participatory approaches can support youth mental health and wellbeing. Register by 5 October. ▸ UNIMED – Webinar: The right to know: open knowledge ecosystems and AI This webinar will explore the findings and recommendations from the recently launched UNESCO policy brief, authored by Javiera Atenas. Register now. ▸ EAIE Barometer – Europe’s leading internationalisation study
This study brings evidence-based insights into the people, priorities and challenges shaping international higher education through practitioner-focused research. ▸ ELM Magazine – Bernd Käpplinger on ‘resilience’: “It promotes passive adaptation” Resilience is one of the most hyped concepts of our time, but what does its constant use reveal about the way we talk about change? Read more about Prof. Käpplinger’s column. ▸ ECIT Foundation – Exciting Event Ahead: Together Through Art | 10 October The Charitable Art Fair will bring together art lovers for a vibrant afternoon of live music, a charity art auction, a charity raffle, and artisan stalls. Check out the event on this website. ▸ Higher Education Transformation Week – Registrations are open! Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about innovative practices and emerging approaches shaping the future of higher education! You can still register for some of the events! ▸ SALTO – Go Green conference online access is ready! On 13 and 14 October, learn more about green transition, green skills and green education tools. This conference will be broadcast via YouTube live stream! More information.

▸ EU Commission – Investing in education 2026: focusing on the teaching profession The report informs on developments on investment in education, particularly the factors that make the teaching profession more attractive. ▸ EU Commission – Building literacy and language skills with eTwinning In Haikel Ben Mekki’s classroom, pupils read, discuss texts and communicate before focusing on formal grammar. Read about how students stay confident using new languages. ▸ EU Commission – EU KIDS Act: helping children navigate a safer online world The Commission has proposed a new KIDS Act to introduce a gradual uptake of social media for children across the EU to protect them. Discover more about the proposal. ▸ EURES – Skills without borders: making talent count across Europe Confused by complex recognition rules and disconnected digital systems? Cedefop’s reports highlight the barriers preventing your skills from travelling freely across Europe. ▸ OECD – Teacher shortages are putting pressure on education systems According to a new OECD report, teacher shortages affect most OECD education systems to varying degrees. Read this article to learn about the recruitment challenges. ▸ OSHA – Work-related factors affecting teachers’ well-being This report outlines risk patterns, special groups and effective prevention measures to improve occupational safety and health in education. Read it here. ▸ EDEH – A deep dive into school digital self-assessment This webinar takes a look at how schools use SELFIE to assess their digital maturity and presents a case study of DigiPeegel, Estonia’s school-level digital tool. Registrations soon. ▸ EDEH – Digital history education: House of European History Discover HistoriCall, the House of European History’s free digital learning platform for teaching history, available in all 24 EU languages. See it in action in this webinar. ▸ CoE – New recommendation places education at the heart of response to AI The Committee of Ministers calls on governments to promote AI literacy throughout the education system and society, making it available to all populations. Learn more. ▸ ETF Open Space – GLAD network paper: Good governance for VET progress The paper „Good governance for VET progress” is the joint outcome of work conducted by the GLAD Network members between September 2025 and March 2026. Discover more.

▸ The International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE) Read the latest special issue: “Philosophical, ethical and pedagogical perspectives of global citizenship education: A critical examination across educators from South to North”. ▸ UNESCO – World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development 2027 UNESCO and the Government of Kenya will convene ministers, youth leaders and education stakeholders for the World Conference on ESD in Kenya. More information here. ▸ UNESCO – System transformation & resilience for SDG 4 Global education leaders united to accelerate progress on SDG 4 and shape the education agenda beyond 2030. Read more or watch the webcast. ▸ UNESCO – Education for Peace, Human Rights & Sustainable Development Member States are invited to submit their national reports on the recommendation by 15 November. Read more. ▸ UNESCO – “Literacy for people, the planet and prosperity” On 8 September, International Literacy Day marked 60 years of global action to advance literacy as a fundamental human right and a foundation for lifelong learning. Learn more. ▸ UNESCO UIL – Improving the Digital Competencies of Literacy Educators To help literacy educators meet the demands of an increasingly digital world, the UIL and Huawei launched a multilingual online course that has empowered 10,000 educators.